Understanding Solar Storms Solar storms, often referred to as space weather events, are a fascinating phenomenon that can ...

A huge sun eruption combines with speedy solar wind from a "coronal hole" for a weekend aurora show, experts predict.

Most of the time, the Earth and Sun’s magnetic fields are misaligned, leaving our planet’s field less open to the ...

A weak magnetic field likely attracted matter inward, contributing to the formation of the outer planetary bodies, from ...

A new study reports that researchers have successfully used a meticulously designed cylinder to harness electricity as it ...

The Northern Lights may be visible in the U.S. this weekend and into next week when a cloud of charged particles from the sun arrives at Earth just as our planet's magnetic field is at its weakest.

During the March and September equinoxes, the Earth's axis is parallel to the sun's. According to the Russell-McPherron effect, the magnetic fields of the Earth and the solar wind momentarily ...

Now, though, a controversial new paper warns that falling space junk could actually weaken Earth’s magnetic field. If that happens ... solar radiation that the Sun shoots our way, and all ...

Effects may include interruptions to high frequency radio communication, navigation issues and impact to power grids.